Windshield wiper



May 30, 1933.

P. HESSINGER 1,912,198

WINDSHIELD WIPER Filed July 8, 1932 IN V EN TOR.

11 PETER HESSINGER 5 BY %Mm,

MATTORNEY Patented May 30, 1933 p r UNITED STATES PATENT-1.,OFFICE-'5,

Application filed July 8, 1932. Serial No. 621,356.

This invention relates to wind shield wip- On the other side of the studcollar isrevers and more particularly to a type in which .olubly mounteda double flanged bushing 17 the shield is guarded by a transparent discheld in place by a nut 18 fitting the outer end constantly maintainedfree of all adherent of the stud, and-intermediate the nut andparticles. bushing is the upper end of a plate bracket 19.

An object of the invention is to provide a The bushing 17 is setcentrally in a trans.- circular transparent disc mounted in close parentdisc 20, its periphery being fixedly enproximity to the wind shield andcaused to framed in a ring 21 having circumferential constantly rotate,when required for use, teeth 22 meshed with a pinion 23 fixed on theagainst a stationary wiper arranged to deend of the shaft of a motor 25carried by'a 60 liver all accumulations outwardly. bracket 26 fixed onsome convenient portion A further feature is in the provision of a ofthe vehicle, the shaft and pinion reaching motor directly connected witha frame, in through an opening 24 in the wind shield. which the disc ismarginally encased, to cause The motor shown is electrically actuated bythe disc to revolve at any time required. a battery controlled by aswitch, but obvi- Another purpose is to produce a shield ously any typeof motor may be used. clearing device in which no moving parts are Anelastic gasket 27 carried by the ring 21, employed that can causeinterception of the makes contact with the shield 10 as the devision orannoyance by failure of operationvice is revolved and a thin flexiblewasher These advantageous objects are attained by 28 is used to connectthe ring with the disc, the novel construction and combination ofpreventing the entrance of dust, moisture, few and simple parts ashereinafter described rain, snow, sleet, etc., to the space between theand shown in the annexed drawing, forming a disc and shield. materialpart of this disclosure, and in which: Carried by the bracket 19 is oneend of a Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective View stationary wiper arm29 held by the stud 15 of a conventional type of automobile illusincontact with the outer surface of the disc trating the application ofthe invention. 20, this arm being inclined diagonally down- Figure 2 isa fragmentary front elevational ward and shaped to produce a trougheffect view of a wind shield, showing the device in to gathercollections from the disc as it re- 30 operative position. volvesthereagainst and deliver to a tube 30 Figure 3 is a transverse sectionalview leading downwardly and outwardly from the taken on line 3-3 of Fig.2. vehicle.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line It will be understood thatthe motor is 4-4 of Fig. 2 and drawn to an enlarged scale. under controlof the operator of the vehicle Figure 5 is another sectional view takenon to stop and start the disc as may be desired, line 55 of Fig. 2. andthat the motor may be placed at any con- As indicated in Fig. 1, theusual type of venient location in which its shaft can be opwind shield,designated by the numeral 10, is eratively engaged to drive the gearing.made of transparent material, as glass, its 1 The disc and shield areboth transparent edges being fixed in a frame 11 securely set in andthere are no parts, waving, reciprocating an opening having beaded edges12 at the or otherwise moving, interposed to obstruct front of thevehicl the view of an operator, as may be noted.

In applying the device the wind shield has Changes in structure andmodifications may formed through it an opening 14, midway its be madewithout departing from the spirit of 5 upper and lower edges and nearone end, to the invention denoted in the appended claim. receive thereduced, base portion of a' stud 15, Having thus described theinvention, what its further reduced, inner extending end is claimed asnew and desired to secure by passing through to receive a washer 16 andLetters Patent, is be headed thereover thereby rigidly holding In avehicle havlng a transparent wind the stud. shield, provided with anopening near its upper edge, a frame in which said shield is mounted, abracket carried by said frame, a motor fixed on said bracket, the motorshaft extending through the wind shield opening, a stud fixed centrallyand at one end in said shield, a transparent imperforate disc rotatableon said stud adjacently in front of said shield Within the limits ofsaid frame, a toothed ring surrounding said disc and attached thereto, apacking ring carried by said toothed ring to impinge on said shield, anda pinion on the motor shaft engaging said toothed ring to rotate saiddisc when said motor is operating 3 V,

In witness whereof I have signed my name to this specification, e PETERHESSIN GER.

